Sentence examples for turned the hand from inspiring English sources

Then Wright put the machine back together and turned the hand knob that drives the solar gear.

Every act of making is conversant with unmaking: the sound of water rushing from a Bernini fountain says both "abundance" and "drowning"; a psalm is written on vellum, made from the skin of an animal "bled & flayed & turned"; the hand that plays slide guitar with a knife may also cut off a hand.

The subjects turned the hand under water every 5 min for about 10 s to enable determination of tactile sensitivity.

(Nina, son aged 6) It was things like taking him into public loos and if anybody turned the hand drier on he went berserk because the noise must have hurt his ears, but you just don't know what's the matter.

When words ran out, he turned the hand-beater on them; and they whipped like a dream.

Pythagoras turned the hands to 12 and set the clock running.

Turn the hand wheel towards yourself.

Turn the hand wheel toward you to raise the needle.

Turn the hand wheel at the side of the machine toward you.

Turn the hand wheel slowly to ensure that the shuttle hook is smoothly catching the thread.

Insert the DVD and turn the hand crank according to package directions.